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I. E. WIND.

WEBDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 22, 1-912 Patented Dec.3 1,1912.

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I. E. WIND.

WEEDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.2,1912.

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IVER EBBESEN WIND, 0F DANEVANG, TEXAS.

WEEDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31,1912.

Application filed February 2, 1912. Serial No. 675,006.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ivnn EBBESEN IVIND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Danevang, in the county of hai-ton and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Veeders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in weeders.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed having a rotatable toothed member suspended there-- from whoseaxis of rotation is at an angle to the path of travel of the implementfrom which it is suspended, the teeth of said rotatable member beingdesigned to pulverize the earth over which it passes in a manner and forthe purposes to be described in this specification.

A further feature of the invention resides in the provision of means forholding the toothed member yieldably against the sur' face over which itpasses.

lVith the above and other objects in view,

the invention has particular relation to cer tain novel features ofconstruct-ion, operation and arrangement of parts, an example of whichis given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a rear view of the device, with certainportions thereof broken away in order to more clearly disclose myimprovement, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with the nearcarrier wheel removed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like numerals ofreference designate similar parts in each of the figures, the numerals1, 1 refer to suitable carrier wheels which support an arched axle 2from which is suspended the operative mechanism of the device. Securedto the axle are suitable shafts 3 and supported thereby is the seat 4.Depending from the shafts 3 and on either side of the seat are thehangers 5 and 6 arranged so as to be vertically adjustable the latter ofwhich is arranged in front of the other with respect to the line oftravel of the device. The lower end of the hanger 5 is bifurcated andbetween the fingers 7 thereof is secured one end of an axle 8 upon whichthe hub 9 is rotat-ably mounted. This hub is preferably of wood havingits ends protected by suitable metallic plates and secured to the hubare a plurality of rows of radiating spikes 10, whose outer ends aresharpened so as to readily pierce the sur face of the ground. The otherend of axle 8 is secured to a rod 11, which extends upwardly through acuff 12 carried by the free end of hand lever 14 and surrounding thisrod 11 and interposed between the cuff 12 and the enlarged lower end ofrod 11, is a strong coil spring 13, whose respective ends are secured tosaid cuff and rod and which serves as a resilient cushion and holds therotatable toothed member yieldably against the ground. The hand lever 14is pivoted to the frame work and by the manipulation thereof the cuff l2and the said rod and the rotatable toothed member may be readilyelevated or lowered. This lever 14 may be held in any desired positionby means of a dog 15 carried by said lever, which is arranged to engagewith the rack member 16, secured to the axle 2.

The axle S is arranged diagonally with respect to the line of travel ofthe machine so that the rotatable member has a disk like effect upon theground surface over which 1t passes. Secured to the lower end of thehanger 6 is a link 17, whose other end is adjustably secured to the endof axle 8 which is supported by the rod 11 and by a suitable adjustmentof this link, the angle of the rotatable member to the line of travelmay be regulated.

This improvement is designed for the purpose of pulverizing the groundalong the rows of growing plants and removing the weeds therefrom and asthe implement moves along the row, the long sharp spikes 1O pierce andtear up the surface of the ground and leave the ground loose and re movethe weeds therefrom.

While I have shown and described one form of my device, yet it isobvious that various changes may be made in the mechanical constructionthereof without varying the principle and while I have shown but oneform, I do not desire to limit myself to the specific form shown, butreserve the right to change the same, so long as I remain within thelimits of the appended claims.

What I claim is l. A device of the character described comprising asupporting frame and carrier wheels therefor, two hangers depending fromthe frame and each composed of two sections, said sections beingadjustable relative to each other, one of said hangers being arranged infront of the other with respect to the line of travel of the device, ashaft one end of which is supported. by one of said hangers and disposeddiagonally with respect to the line of travel of the device a linkconnecting the lower end of the other of said hangers with the other endof said shaft, an elongated hub rotatively mounted on said shaft,radiating spikes projecting from said hub whose plane of rotation cutsthe line of travel of the device, a hand lever pivotally mounted-in saidframe and arranged to be manipulated. in a forward or rearwarddirection, a locking mechanism for locking said lever against movement,a cuff carried by said hand lever and extending rearwardly therefrom andarranged to move up or down as said hand lever moves forwardly orrearwardly, a rod attached to one end of said shaft and extendingupwardly through said cuff and being slidable relative to the cuff, anda coil spring surrounding said rod whose respective ends are attached tothe cuff and the lower end of the rod, said coil spring operating inresistance to said cuff and rod and tending to hold said spikesresiliently against the surface over which they pass.

A. device of the character described including a supporting frame andcarrier wheels therefor, vertically adjustable hangers depending fromthe frame, a hand lever pivotally mounted on said frame and arranged tobe manipulated in a forward or rearward direction, a locking mechanismfor locking said lever against movement, a cuff carried by said handlever and extending at a right angle therefrom and arranged. to move upor down as said hand lever is manipulated, a rod extending through saidcuff and being slidable relative thereto, a coil spring surrounding saidrod whose respective ends are attached to the cuff and the lower end ofthe rod, a shaft whose respective ends are secured to the lower end ofone of said hangers and to the lower end of said rod, said shaftextending diagonally across the line of travel of said device, a linkconnecting the lower end of the other of said hangers with the end ofsaid shaft which is connected to the lower end of said rod, a means foradjusting said shaft on said link and varying the angle of the shaftwith the line of travel of the device, an elongated hub rotatablymounted on said shaft and radiating spikes projecting from said hub.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

IVER EBBESEN W IND.

Witnesses E. R. SMrrH, E. F. EARL, Sr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

